This proposal seeks to modify the requirements for the sterile internal vessels label. The amount of information required on this label will be reduced. Currently all infectious disease results are required by policy to be handwritten on a "2 x 4" or "2 x 5" label in a sterile field. This process is difficult for OPOs to complete and prone to transcription errors. Infectious disease results on this label will be reduced to whether the donor is positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and whether the donor is at increased risk in accordance with US Public Health Service Guidelines for HIV, HBV, or HCV. Requirements for the hangtag poly-plastic internal label attached to the outermost layer of the triple sterile barrier will not change and all infectious disease results still must be completed on this label.

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